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Geoff Hart writes:
> Last but not least, pay
> attention the next time you save a Word document and you'll see a
> small icon
> of a floppy disk appear in the status bar at the bottom of the screen (you
> may also see one of those "progress bars" that gradually fills in as the
> save operation gradually finishes): ***never*** start playing with Word
> while the icon or the progress bar is present, since this is a recipe for
> occasional disasters. Trust me on this one; I've had it happen to me often
> enough to know better.
This is excellent advice.
This is why, despite Richard Yanowitz's suggestion, I recommend have
Autosave turned OFF. Invariably, you will end up doing something during one
of the autosaves that will crash Word (and/or corrupt it), especially if it
is a long file. I think one of the most reliable ways to mess up your file
is to print and save at the same time.
If you save frequently, then you don't need autosave.
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